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DEWS M. ALLEN EDDY, EDITOR. VOL. IV. MACEDON, N. Y., SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1892. $1.00 PER YEAR NO. 36. EUSSUM THE BEAU. How Born o n aom o sort auun v moraine Tho flrat tnim ; my neighbor s shal l know \Their earn wil l b<* met with th o warning — Comu bur y \Old Koaaum th e Boau. \ Mv frirn'l s the n go neatl y ahall dross mo In lino u an whiro a^ th o snow- Ani l m my no w coil'iu shal l proas mo And whisper , \Pour llodsun i th o Iieau.\ And whon I am l o I n bnrlo.1 I recko n Tho 1'uhcn will al l liko t o g o , Lot thorn form a t tb o too: of my coffin, And follo w \O U Kojsum th o Boan. \ Then tako VOM a ilo'e u gon.1 follows, And lo t thorn all stiig^onn g go, And djgadcop holt) i n th o inoo'iow. And h i i t toid \Itoidu m th o lloau. \ 'Thon iihapo ou t a coopl o of dornlcka, l*lt\co oao a t tho hoo d an d th o too. And pra y d o no* fail t o scratc h o n i t Tho uuui o o f \Old Itoasu m th o Buau. \ Thon tako thn^o do-e n good follows . An d a ta n 1 tbuui al l round i n a row , Anddrmk from a bfg-bolllod bottlo, l*'arowoll t o OM Kodsuin th o Boau. * Lost Lina -OR,- THE BITTER AND THE SWEET. A Tale of Two Continents. BY MHS NINA LAWSOH. CITAPTI H XXXI—CONTINUED. A scornful suulo of triumph flitted across Lor dark fiendis h faro as she threw tin ' letter into Lenora s lap and lef t the n om t > lvMrn t o her own As she outer. .1 a horrible VIMOU appeared before ho- and never left hir until the day o f hi r de itli In th • d st.mer> was a n elevated throne <if g ild and upon that throne sal three ingrK of light that .-die could ea .Tlv rceo ^nvi', t o tne right sat Hay, t o the 1 ft l.cuora, while in the center like a 1 t 'le dove, jien lied upon their shou'der-. res'.d tin ; litt h lube. (>u one M .lent the throne stood the angel for m (it the s 'iipleto n ami on the other that i f th • Mtir-e tlie v were r look ing toward the throne and pointing with the i ti i.er-. down toward a bot tomless |'' wi n r e th\ murderers i .iw hoi own an 'go surrounded withdaik hornlde lien.Is while m fron t of her was a g:< it ho t tire and th >s • fiends were d.iii. in, ' around it, al l the while becKoniii K ler t > follo w At sight of tins horr.ble visio n she staggered t o h T bed almost lifeless So she rem line d fo r weeks and weeks. AH .le.mnette turacil t o leue the mirnerv Li :i\r.i rose fro m the chair with ou t stre ' i hed arms, a s if she would stop the ivt 'o .itmg form, but she ci .uld no t mow a n I -OHOC'I seemed t o have lef t her. f , r she sank t o the lloo r gasp ing 1 >r br -.it ii Li t l a u.i- b her side i n a second, and drew the l.mp little f\rm t o a low com !i and lai d her down \Mi poo- 1 ttle lady I wil l alwavs be \ou\ fiii i 1, no matter what may happ .i 1 know they accuse yo i falseh Lii .o -i a* vc' emild not s eak but her evi ^ t i h iw uriteful she was fo r tbo.s • few w u. Is of cunfovt, she mo tioned to her m ml that she wanted some w iter im l Kill i soon brought it The i itol w .iter .snmiwli.i t refreshed he i , n 1 t! maid bathed the poor wiles i.ie, i .i. I throbbing temples i n It \1 f. ••' so in what better now, Lula.\ she uia i i .i -d t o siv \and vo u m:i> p g. and te'l the i ook t o bring me some thing t o i i* w t h some good, strong Willi' ' 1 ur n so up. for ti n r cannot s* i No 1 woe falsi l v in;, '.s e 1 \All th .s must be 'hp work of my ol d etei.iv i ,d ,Ie innette sureh cm- no t think u e so 1 >w is t o liv e s o base and fal.-e i hie (io, now Lula, and do a.s 1 to'd vou \ A< s u>ii a s l.enora was alone she tore open letter and read it I t Was sh ir* but the effect it pr iditc e I upon the poor , heartbroken wif e was so great that she never wholly r eov - Oie d ttou ) it 'J. he htter ran thus, and m Hay 's own ban Iw i :ti i g or one that evactlv rest nibled it l'vt IF1< Hon r.. ( mi inn III ' N.i) •:> 1ST.,. , r Ii\i (fur xii I m i ~i l' 111 \\ ii ll.lU' llOtll • I bl .ini\ us inu-di a s v She sank down in a chair, and buried her face in her lap, and cried and sobbed as if her heart was broken; if there ever was a broken-hearted woman i n the world, this poor little woman was. The maid had been standing for some time, waiting fo r Lenora to be came quiet, that she might eat a little. \My dear lady, do not weep so; I have brought you your lunch.\ At the sound of Lula's voice, Le nora raised hor head and dried her tears. She ate the lunch, and the wine seemed to strengthen her. \I must go now, Lula, to my room, and prepare t o leave.\ \You are not going to leave the man sio n this miserable night, madam ? \ \Yes 1 ca'inot remain here another hour under an; consideration; I will not stay near people who do not be hove i n me, and s o falselv accuse me,\ Lenora then went to tie r room and took from a drawer in her bureau a photograph of Kay and a little gold locket, which contained two little curls of hair, one was pale gold, cut from tho head o f her babe, the other a rich dark brown, that she had cut from Kay's head The locket she hung round her neck with a line gold chain that her hus band had bought fo r her when she was a happy bride, while they were i n Cal cutta, India, the p.eiure she kissed again ami again, and then hid away HI the bosom of her dress. \Lula. you have b-en good and kind t o me, ami I will divide what monev I have with you. Here i s one hundred a'l d fifty dollars, just half the sum my peer darling gave me the other day fo r spending inone., and I have not had nee 1 fo r i t yet \Oh my Luly . von must not I do no t want—i*—vo - i may need it-and iuu« t keep all yourself \ \No no I wish you to tako half, if I need more, thoro will be some way provided, no doubt \ The maid win compelled to take hal f and alter Lenora had kissed aga'n and agin the chair that Lav sat i n while i n her r o mi , she lef t the man- s.. .u. alone, lriendless and broken- heart jd II wan past midnight and very dark, itw.n st.1 1 rai.iing, damp mist was li s ng from the earth. \, hile the chilly wind whistled rouu 1 the corners o f the | ui.iu.si in, making a drearv, melan- j choh s >und as it swept over the lawn and tossed about th\ tall pino trees ' that dott 'il i t here aud there I Oh, the misery, the awful burden I that Lenora bore, as she slowly passed down the long, broad avenue, from the home where she and her lost love had I ou i is been so happy She was going t o the city, and intended to take the firs t i tram lor (.\hicago . but as she entered i th\ thick, dark foivst , her heart sank | lower and her we.irv , trembling limbs refund to cirrv her any farther j An old log 1 iv near the roadside, by | the t r ink o f a tree, she sank down up- [ oil that aud rested her head against the tree, she sat there fo r somo tini', by and b y it bigan t o run harder, and the large, cold drops fdl thick and fas t up m her pale, upturned fac e fiie c )o l rain dr ip s s emed t o revive her fo r she again resumed her sad i II ir-iev 1 Oci .isionallv i n the c »il d s o • a dim 1 glit t> distinco she she could not gone but i t < ) n she went w e lis, vet I must not give • is nun h for me t o do. I •rider this roof to-night A not lor the world, s o ll h )w f 11' she In , se e ne d miles aud mih and ( line nearer 11 that flicker ng light. • Ji v and bv she got s o near that she | could see th.i t it w i s a lamp i n the 'window o f a hou~e. in she went si )wlv , step by step, until she stood at ! the gate o f th- hou-e, where the light had been placed i n the wind >w, i t ; seei m d , fo r her and sho i ailed i t hor gmd.ug star I She went to the door and gently I rapped, but no one opem d i t She 1 rapped again and again, ami yet no re- i spome The ram began to pour down 1 now and her < l\thes were dripping wet | Just as she was f;oiiig to rap again i the door was opened and her little 'body, weary mil exhausted, fel l into the loom. ( M U 'TEK XXXI I Si* months have chips'd since tho c'oie o f the hi-t chapter As time i hinges all things, si di I i t make a w mi lef t i l ch.iug ' at th • Bristol man s o n Jl Y D E 11; I i - yon ... . ii .. i. l lire il' ) I .1111 11 si II I i .ali! * i I iv ma n —.-in 1 • -n'r lliaii l o ha ) a. son of \ i..r i Ii. ll.i\ •• a ii'-l pr >; I spea k .it % i ••1 been stronger—nior- 1 o f a I my feelni\;* better 'Weil III .--.eir t \ lii\\ II |i-T- r .• te i Ne t Ii .it 111 .i' vou •rlv MII . • we 11 r-T m i t .' o I u a. ti r bu t I li. n e !• i.l your h i • ri ) M! .1 t • me ami it i-, su , h tl i ' 11 \\\ll in ike* in • -!ii.-l.l \ r wi n ii 1 think \t it ani l t h \i ill.:ik .' In\ happv l)oiir~ lie ' il. n . :li it \<\ irii\-]» i n totti'iln r I w.i'i t t o l\i\n al Hi \ pisi—to fnru'i 't it fu r mv iM'iil u mi\ w Ii < Ii i s rititi'.i! Inr e)or—to toiuel i' al ! T ' t-.tv't v. M I w'liuni I so mail- ly IIIM'II win In- i n lose iiiysel t In death, and my re.-»tui^ pi.ue wil l b e tlni bed o f the lake i ran t -.peak or tho babe, my hoart i s too full The . pen drops from my lingers a.-, I writ\ Gooil-by Lina' Vou were my true heart s mnt'i- the only woman I e\or loveil—unl If I could tako back mv heart. I would. Furo- woll' Why Jeannetto Nathan wrote that lotter, convinced as sho was that Hay had once loved her, remains a mystery Perhaps she knew the depth of Le nora s pure, loving nnturo, and knew that just such accusation would cut deoper than the most sev f re. Whether this, or whatever was her motivo, nothing could have been more cutting, or pierce that poor aching, bleoding hoart moro than those fow linos from Bay, her lost love . As Lonora finished reading this let- tor , in her weakness she sprang from hor bed, and threw her arms up over hor head, i n a strange, wild fash ion , stdl holding that strange missive tight in her fingers. \Oh darling—darling—my lost , lost darling! how could you have boon so •crue l to your poor littlo wife? \Como back to me—come back just a fow moments, that I may tell you that it is all false , and then die at your ioot. \If you wrote that cruel letter, some ono has blinded you to the truth, at last. \It soems that my hoart will break ior tho pain i s s o great.\ Kiymond Hristo's s ranged sappea\- •ino y i t rema.ued a mystery, and no oue knew where his wife had g ine, or | w!i i t ha 1 become of the bibe. i .Ii anuett • Nathan sti'l remained at | tl e mansion, but went uowhe-e and I received no c liters every oue presumed i that she wai still mourning fo r the I los s of h •!• b other, as she had o ten c ill d linn, and that she pr 'ferred soli- | t.id e to the pres 'nee o f coui f irtitig j fneuds ^he wrote the sad news aud , the pubh ' s opinion to Jlrs. Bristol and the shock was s o gieat an 1 suddon that i t almost killed th '. loud, lov ug m ither As yet she was not able to undertake the long voyag > back to America, mid perhaps would never be able t > return One night m the middle o f April, 1S77, a terrific storm arose about dusk, and threatened to sweep everything before it . The wind blow a pi-rf 'ct hurricane and tore large troes up by tho roots ns it pissed along, the light ning Unshed, whilj the heavens were in a perfect bla^o of electric fire, the thunder rolled up from the distance and fairly shook the foundation o f the Bristol mansion Ih -3 stoim soemed to hang fo r hour3 over that onco happy but now dark ened and d< aolalo home. Th >. servants wero all gatherod together in ono room and all shivering with fright, while Joaunette's dark, wild-looking eyes told only too plainly her thoughts and feelings. Ou raged that fierce storm unceasingly, tho wind and thunder stil l shook the mansion. By and by the servants sought their beds, too frightened to leave each othor, yet too weary to wait fo r the storm to abate. Jeantiotte lay dt wn upon her bed, un dressed, weary ond exhausted from fright . For some reason or other she fol t strangely oppressed that night; whether it was the storm or not she could not tell. It grew late and all was still and dark within the mansion, except tho vivid flashes o f lightning that would illumine tho whole building every few momonts. About midnight the alarm bol l rang again and again with such forc e that tho loud, thundering sounds echoed and re-echoed through the halls and corridors. \Help 1 help! wake up! wake up!\ went ringing through the whole man sio n immediately after the ringing of the bell . The voice was a man's voice , and sounded strangely wild and painful AH Jeaunettc could not sleep, she hea-d the first tap of tho bell, but did not leav e her io im, thinking i t nothing o l any importance, but when th.is o pite ous wail s fo r help rang through the munsion she thought there was some thing strangely familiar i n thus; tones, aud immediately arose and turn-.'d up the gits i n h >r room Presently tho sounds came nearer, and she could plainly hear footsteps i n the corridor near her room door. The mansion was now filled with hum niiug sounds, as if many people were talking and pass.uq to and fr o i n the halls •Icannette's door slowly opened, and she came out, looking wild with fright, while her f a was ghastly white. As she opened the door, a cold draught of wind fanned her cheeks, but she could se e nothing. yet sh i could plainly hear voice s and foots'eis. Sho cautiously left the room and went down tho long c imdor toward tho farther end of tho building Tho lightning stil l flashed, while tho thunder roared even niorj fiercely, just as she got opposiV the ro im door that the poor lost wif e had occupied, a man cam, ' rushing out, and almost ran against her Old. faithful Tom closely followe d the man, w ho l o iked hko a raving maniac, t o tako a secaud look at this frightful-looking man. you would think i t was a skeleton, with the skin of a human being stre'ehed over the bones he was h itless and shoe less, while no'hiiig but an old ragged shirt a n I a pair of d rty, worn pants cove r d hi s body The face , or al l that could I e seeu of it , was ghastly pale while two dark, sparkling eves wer e sunken fa r 1 a k m their sockets, tli \ face was nia -l\ covered with beard that had be\i i allowed fy grow for months unkempt, aud th • hair was long and sh .iggv-lo >king i t was plas tered t o the head by the rain, and great drops of water dripped t > thi Ho >r fro m th • ends of hair that hung over the shoulder N o wonder Jeannetto shrank back, frightened stil l more, she did not know who he was , aud i n the dimly lighted hall i t would havo been hard t o recognize anv ono, but frequently the hall was liltimiued bv a lurid llnsli of i leetricitv , and then bho could get a bett«r loo k at him. There was nothing about this s'rango, wild-looking maa that any one could idetitif h.i u by. except the broad, noble, white fo-ohead, which b donge I only t o a Bristol—nnd this man stand ing m front of Jeannetto was none otho\ than Raymond Bristol \Where i s mv wif e and babe 0 \ As these words rang clear and 'oud through the hall, there came a out nu- ous hla/o of bluish light, followe d lui - uio hat. l y by a clashing peal of thun der Jcann\tte leaned against the wall, -raspin g fo r br-ath, as sho saw wha* s 'i e thought must be but the ghost of Ha y standing boforo her calling lo r his wife \Sho i s g \ but at that moui-nt there came c Hirsingdown the wall, but a few fee t from where she stood, a bright blue streak of o'ectriutv, and Jeannetto fel l senseless at l'ay s feet . [T O BE CONTINUED.! SIGHTING THE STEAMERS. HOW AN EXPEET DOES IT AT THE FIEE ISLAND STATION. IJnoil Health Hints. The nest blood purifier known t o tlx•» medial profession i s the following. 1 Plenty of cold-water ablutions, that is . every morning o f the year take a cjld wat r sponge bath o v T the whole body followed by a vigorous rubbing with a coarse towol . using quick, hr sk action, the whole process not taking moro than thr-e minutes' time. In dressing wear flanne l next t o th ' ski n throughout the y -ar li. Eat plent y o plum nourishing food, pleatv of rare bee f and mutton, par taking freel y of fruits , fres h or stowed, and of vege'ahles, particularly the s'inini T vegetables, a s being more di gestible ignore artifii la l sweets o r all kinds pies , hot puddings, heavy pre- etc If. Plent}' o f out-door ex - every da}-, take good, long do not overfatigue, howevor; of fresh air and sunshino, of ventilation t o your house and al l the time, day aud night. Let tne fresh air into your sleeping- room a f . night, i n winter as well as w el l a s summer, and see to i t i n every way that yon breath pure oxygen every hour out of the twenty-four, instead of carhonic-aeid-gas poison. Take plenty of sleep, and at regular hours, and strictl y avoid alcoholic drinks and »o- hacco m any form . These four (daily cold-water bath- ing.i, good food , fres h nir , and exercise) form together the only specific blood- purifie r known. Medicines, drugs, and herbs will not alono purify tho blood. The most they can do is sometimes to assis t nature in taking a start ou tho right ro id . servos , ercis > walks pleutv pleat\ rooms The Ghosts i n Times o f Pence. When stones of ghosts nnd haunted hous°s appear i n tho newspapers i t i s a sure indication that news i s scarce A haunted house i3 a Buro card to draw— attontion—and tho reporter who fails to bring t o the surface anything of a sen- sati mill character can generally fetoh th^ public with a ghost story, well told and properly authenticated. It i s a fact worth notiug that no ghost sto ries appeared i n tho papers during tho war Haunted inns wero closed during all that stirring period fo r want of patronage. Of what account would one miserable littlo old ghost have been when the wiros were vibrating and thrilling with the stories o f great battles in which men were reduced to ghosts by tens o f thousands? The shocking and ghastly in real lif e lef t no place fo r imaginary or supernatural horrors. It is only in tho weak and piping times o f peace that tho ghost walks with any prospect o f attracting public attention.— Texas Siftings. Recognizing a Steamer by HerSmoIce or Other Littlo Details Before She Tops the Horizon Line. S IX hours before an Atlantic line r 13 made fas t to her dock the announcement o f her arriva l off Fire Island i s made known i n New York Cit y It i s impossibl e t o estimate the great value o f such informa tion. Persons havo abundant time t o preparo fo r th o coming of friends , and fro m place s as fa r distant a s Philadelphia o r Albany partie s can come and b e a t the steamer's lauding befor e th o gang plank i s thrown out. Carriages ca n b e summoned and dinners arranged for.and i n many other ways can the coming friend s be properly atteuded to . The first lan d sighted by the majority of incoming steamers i s Fire Islan d beach. Every one has heard of Fire Island. It is not an island, but the en d of a long and narrow strip of land be tween tho ocea n and the Great Soutt j Bay , about fort y miie s from New York City. Among the earlier sensid o resort s in this country Fire Island held a con spicuous place. I t has been a plac e of marine observation fo r nearly ten years . The observatory was formerly o n top of the famous Sur f Hotel, but s o satisfac tory became the result s of enterprise that , about five years ago, the Western Union Telegraph Company erected a substantial wooden structure near the ocoa u shore, suitably arranged fo r habitation and for the watching and reporting of vessels . Mr Peter Keegan, who had alread y shown marked abilit y fo r the work re quired, was placed i n charge and i s ther o to-day, accompanied by hi s wifo an d children Tho life in winter o n Fire Island i s extremely loneso n e Commun icatio u with th o main shore, acros s th e bay , i s only had a fo w times a week, an d the lighthouse keeper and hi s family and the life-savin g crew are the onl y neigh bors Mr. Keegan has. The pas t yea r h e has been placed i n telephonic communi cation with al l the life-saving station s oa the south shore of Long Island It doubtless seem s to many peopl e a n eas y task—that of observing passin g steamers and telegraphing tho facts t o New Y'ork—but when oue considers that most o f the vessels are fro m fifteen t o eighteen mile s away, and that many of them go by i n th o night time and i n fogs and cloudy weather, then some ide a can b e obtained of the skill and training necessar y to successfull y perfori n thi s work But once i n al l theso year 3 has Mr Kcogan reported a wrong vessel. H o was expecting a certain steamer of the Bremen Line. Unknown to him a new i twelv e hours steamer had bee n sent over i n plac e of • a ft e r sunrise. the smoke. The steamer s of on e line in particular burn a certai n kind o f sof t coal , and tho smoke i s s o peculia r that thoi r approach is known a t Fire Island befor e the hulls ar e seen . I n fact , i t ver y often happens, when visitors aro in the observatory watching for a certain steamer, that Mr . Keegan ha s see n and reported the vessel's arriva l som e time befor e it i s noticed b y them. Each year th e captains of the fast lines, i n their anxiety to make a quick passuge , are keeping further and lurthor away from Fir e Island, and of cours e th e difficult y of observing them increases.—New York Commercial-Aavertiser. WISE WORDS. The genuine idea l is a s sexless ai a ray of whitu light. Disaster is a s often escape d through weakness as through strength I t must have bee n a masculin e power that formed woman's heart for forgive ness . In greater need of an all-seein g eye than tho proverbial fallin g sparro w stands th o \white-blackbird.\ Man i s a remnant composed principally of sentiments and instinct s left over from tho las t stat e of existenc e Se x i s lik e electri c and magnetic agents—one i n it s nature an d i n reality mud o effectiv e by a divide 1 double cur ren t and corresponding poles Only a man's—or shal l w e sa y a wo man's—philosophy wil l enabl e her t o bea r the burden of humanity which her philosophy has impose d upon he r If one to whom love is forbidden be to o weak to lov e sh e wil l probably es cap e temptation and consequen t disaster. If sh o bo strong enough t o love she may , escap e disaster, but no t temptation, j Though dishonesty may seem to , flourish like tb o bay-tre o whil e virtue ' standeth like a forbidde n thorny hedge, I it liet h plain to nil that th e shad e of the I on e i s obnoxious au d it s branche s with- 1 out fruit , while th e prick s of th e othor do not hurt unles s struck against . Japanese. Clucks. Long before Japan was opene d to fo r eigner s did the the Japanese possess em inent astronomical knowledge and a Z >- dia c of their own. Their yea r began with our first of February, aa. l had twelv e months The day was divided i n different man ners, the military counted, like ou r sail ors, ''watches,\ the priest s by \di visions,\ which marked b y th e striking of ver y large bells suspeuded in their high temples, a custo m which is still i n vogue, and, finally, the la y element , the population, reckoned b y \hours \ They began tho day, which wa s divided into at sunris e and ended it the rogular one, and i t was very natural that he should report the one which h e i had every reaso n to expect would arrive . The observatory i s u %voodeu building | about fort y feet i n height, and lies back from the beach about two hundred feet. It is surrounded by a waste of sand, and i i n the winter i t is an extremely lonel y I Since the length of the da y i s a con stantly varying one , eac h month wa? , fo r simplification , calculate d int o a mem length, and this length of da y established for tho whole month, th e Japanese evince d a high degree of science by these calculation s Their clocks wer e of two kinds the place. Bay Shore, about ten mile s dis - , S0 . C alled \long clock,\ wit h hands tant, i s the neares t point on th o mainland. I fastene d to th o decending weight, Tho top room of the town is the observa - , nn j marking time upon ac upright dial, tory proper It i s a small room with j an j t h e \round clock,\ wit h movable windows on tho fou r sides and lookout u - ln i na j uxct 3 hand, or fixed dia l and aperture facing oceanward. O n a smal l , moV able hand. To regulat e the di- tubl c is a telegraph instrument, which is | v j 3 i ou Q f hours for the varying length o f connected by wir e direct with the West- j tne differen t months many very ingenius ern Union office in New Y'or k Cit y A ! contrivances and construction s were bookcase i s wel l rilled with standard ' works, and upon the walls ar e picture s of some of the best known ocea n . steamers i Mr. Keegan has never boo n o n board , of on o of thos e steamers, and say s he , doubts if ho could recognize them if he \ saw them passin g through the Narrows, i Hi3 acquaintance with vessel s comes fro m a long range, and h o has t o make an ex - ' amination of general outlines and detail s ' such a s would escap e tho notice of other 1 people But onc e has he been abl e t o \ read th o name of a passing vessel, and j that was a fe w years ago when the I Ameriquo came within three mile s of the shore. Mr. Keegan kcep3 a carefu l recor d of the departure of al l incoming steamers, als o reports of storms, adverse winds, icebergs, and everything that would b e apt t o cause a delay, and fro m hi s knowledge of a steamer's averag o speed he approximates her arrival, and thus fixes the timo when it i s necessiry for him t o be ou the watch. At night, al l steamers, when opposit e Fire Island, send up a signal. The signa l of the Inmau line is two blu e and ro d lights followed b y a rocket showing blu e nnd red stars . Tho Cunard steamor s burn two Roman caudles, showing si x blue ball s Those signals merely indi cate t o what lino the steamers belong. To distinguish what particular vessel i t is a carefu l observation o f the sid e and stern light s has t o be made. It i s ofte n with great difficulty that signals ca n b o see n at night. As soon n s a steamer comes i n sight the observer must fix hi s gaze steadily upon ono o f the lights un til the signals ar o given. Tho work is , of course, very tedious. Tho signals i n th o daytime ar o given by means of colore d flags, and at a long distance ar o ver y deceptive. Beyond a few mile s color s cannot be oasily distin guished, s o that the Sag signals arc - gen erall y of littl o value . Mr. Keegan de pends almost entirel y upon the outlin e of tbo steamer, the position of the smokestack, cabins, lifeboats , smoke, etc., and als o upon the course of the vessel . For instance, o n one smokestack of tho Servi a i s a square white mark, while on tho others of tbo Cunard fleet the mark i s oblong. Certain vcssols carry their sail s in a peculiar fashion . One steamer has a derrick in a certain place , and there are a hundred other distin guishing marks which are noticed by the trained observer. Each lino of steamers has it s own course. From ono porthole in the lookout room, at a certain angle, the observer watches fo r a steamer of the Guion Line, and from another the White Star , and s o on. Ofte n a vesse l can be distinguished by used . The matter wa s comparatively easy with the lon g clock , says the Jeweler's Review Si x dials, shortened according t o the falling height of th o weight o n hand, wer e each divided int o two parts , cor responding t o th e length of da y nnd night, each of thes o part s int o twelve , subdivisions, th o hours . Onl y si x such , dial s wero necessary , since , by reversion , j a dia l used fo r a summer month could be use d fo r the opposit e winte r month | At the beginning of ever y month tho corresponding dia l wa s inserte d under the ! han d connected with the falling weight ' and replaced by the nex t followin g at the | end . The greatest length of the day I wa s fifteen and the shortes t nin e of our hours , and, owing t o th e contracted spac e of tho fallin g weight, it ha d t o b o wound every morning To us e the cloc k during the night time , th e dial wa s reversed and th o weight woun d up. I t is singular tha t the Japanese, in spit e of this clock furnishe d wit h ratchet wheel , pendulum and weights, did not emplo y the spring as a motiv e power, bu t simply used for striking o n clock bolls. The round clock s wer e provided with weights working upon levers, fo r retaining differen t lengt h of days . It is sai d that these construction s wer e very excjllent, and ver y reliable clock s were produced therovvith . Singular Prowess With His Ttiflc. The story o f the hunter who twisted his gun-barrel and shot round a hill and kille d a deer alter many previou s unsuc cessful attempts t o bring htm dotv n has no t bee n believed i n some quarters . Ex- Lieutenant-Governor John Dagget, o f Black Bear, in the heart of th e Siskiyous, who i s here, was recounting th e other day what a variety of wil d game thero was i n tha*. section . Blac k bear , deor, mountain lion and otho r animals , beside s th o finest trout, h o said , wcru in abun dance. \Deor are not allowe d t o b o killed now,\ he continued. \Still if a man wo3 out of meat and needed som e for his family, probably h o would no t bo inter fered with. A young man at Black Bear had a singular experienc e a fe w day s ago. He had gone forth with hi s gun, when, bearing a rustling i n the bushes , he raise d his woapon t o fire and saw just bofor e him tho body of a dee r freshl y killed . At the same moment a mountain lio n aisappearod lik e a Hash in the bushes. He walked up and there foun d tho deer. It had just bee n killed, was eaten only about the noc k and shoulder and was ye t warm. \He picked i t up and carrie d i t home. Itwasavery fine deer.\—San Francisco Examiner. RELIGIOUS READING. SEND OUT THE SUNLIGHT. Bend ou t th e sunlight , th e sunlight of cheer, Shin e on earth's sadness till ills disappear— Souls ar e i n waiting this message to hear . Send ou t th o sunlight in letter and word . Spea k it an d tbin k it till heart s ar e all stirred— Heart s tha t are hungry fo r prayer s still un heard . Send ou t the sunligh t each hou r an d each day, Crown ah th e years wit h its luminous ray . Nouris h tbe seeds tha t ar e sow u on tbe way . Send ou t th e sunlight ' 'ti s neede d on earth , Send it afar in sctntillatit mirth , bette r tha n go d i n its wealth-giving worth! Send ou t the sunliirht on rich an d on poor- Silks sit in sorrow an d tatter s endure— All need th e sunlight t o strengthe n an d cure Send ou t the sunlight tha t speak s in a smile, Often it shorten* th e lung, wear y mile. Often the burden s aeem li^h t for awhile. Sen d out the sunlight—the spirit's real gold! Give of it freely—{ins sift that ' s unsold, Shower it dow n on tho youug and the old! Sen d ou t th e sunlight, as free as the air ' BlesMius will follow, with non e to compare, Ulcssings of peace, tha t will rise fro m de spair' Sen d ou t th e aiinli.'ht yo u hav e It in you ' ( oud9 may obscure it jus t no w from yout % lew; Pra y for its presence' You r praye r will come true —jK.len D.ire. in L hicag o Inter-Ocean. 111! • •! MM a DIEM No more importan t contnlnnton , siystho I'resiiy vnaii ia n lie brough t to prayer- meetin g '.ia n a n Amen pu t into place at tho right momen t (.'uai.'o-t. insniratun. jo y j an d re\ ) ili lia \ e Iree 'i a.l wor n out for want of this icupn-'ini ulix If a( br.stian mail don' t li IVL- it wit'i h ii -mil tlic nistnict- neabtii) when tu i;-e il Ins imw i -r of bless ing Iu> fe' on-!iii\i a gun \ '1 In- e can be n o ! s.iiisntiite fo- it \ f.-w ye -trs ago there was an etfort t o »•• .1 into its pla. c by a time- • keeper an I a he!! When a ma n , had praye.l o t li;-. t me th e bell startled i Inni. an d he was ompe .ed to tlic his 1 ' Amen' as a stoproek to a (lowing hydrant . Bu t l b s wns .in irreverent, jerk y mode of' prui.ceding an d a-, hostile t o real deiotion as it wa s hail i-i manner\ V man ought no t t o j lo-e his ab u t y m this direction He Is no t , prayin g for bimseif or h e mis h ~ct his goal at the night's end H e is prayin g lor others, who ma y nu t ba\e his devotion or his \0- 'ocitv manv wi [ hear him who will believe in directness of ap'ireai Ii t o a th-ou c of ; g_ruce, man y wi i bo yunig and like fledglhigs. their wing, will tire. | or as Jai n t the \••otch wife, v/nil- ing lor he r husband * Amen smclled the burning porridge an d after worship, naid ' Jamie I yrn satrK tioubied , is it right to let (Jod s marcns spoil a-burnin ' while on o is tbanklu g for them J ' Mai n of Hod's dear . servant s ar e so long in getting wanne d u p into pruje r I hat both patience and porridge • arespm ed for want of the blessed addi'iidum. i Ther e is les* gmwl in elaboration in prayer | tha n any w here eNe. it is right to stir u p the pur e niuids of me n by wa y of remem brance , hut there is nuihnr call for, nor rev- eri'iio in practising tne inspired dictum on th e All-mindful How often we have been carried upwar d int o th e fellowship wit h God a t th e start, au d if tb e on e wh o had born e u s aloft in th e spirit of do otion ha d onl y bee n as wise in his us e of his Amen , w e migh t have gone away caving ' How blessed Is this hou r and place,\ bu t all was lost, an d a n evil.reaction ' ary spirit cam e while w e waited for tho ; Amen, for when a vessel is filled tile cork I ough t to com e nex t Th e churc h has mor e I occasion to complain of long prayers tha n I indifferent prayers I sually long prayers | sprin g from a want ol variety of ,-oid an d i experience s on d breathed him different ' personalities with their varuM burdens, with I their \ancd conceptions of Go d aud th e varied an d various needs tha t w e on g for, we or e satisfied if we ca n dro p into tb e num ber ou r ow n varieties of sorrows , joys au d needs. TEMPERANCE. IMrOnTANT FOR DRINKERS. A man wh o drink s whisk y Wil l foel awhilo frisky. An d pain t the tow n brilliantly rod But soon in th o gutrtoi' IV ith misery uttor — He'll wish with a ourso ho wa s dead. A man wh o drinks brandy Wil l feel like a dandy A s long a s tb o smell 's o n hi s breath Bu t soou in th e 'tremen s Snakis-. bogies an d demons Wil l chaso hi m and scare hi m to death, A man who drink s win o Wil l feel very fine, And pla y funny antics an d shout . But for it ho'll pa y With headaches next day , And die when bo's youug fro m tlio gout. A ma n who drink s gi n With nloasuro will gri n And hav o wha t bo calls a good time . 'Till with a rod noso An d dirty old clothe? , * He, homeless, will be g for a dimo A ma n wh o drink s rum Wil l think it's yum-yum , Fo r may be, an hour o r so, 'Till, poisoned his blood Au d brains turne d t o mud . H o dies i n sad spasms of woe. A ma n wh o drinks bee r Feels good for a year . And thiuk s it don 't hurt him a bit , Till bloated an d ro d An d bog -liko in head, He fails o n th e stroet in a ti t An apple jack drinke r Feels ga y as a tinker 'Tntil th o ba d feeling comes on ; Tbon. nerves in a qmvor , H o jump s in tho river, O r blows oil his head with a guu . A man wh o drinks water. A s everyone ought 'ter, Enjoy s t o th e utmost his life* Ho's happy and healthy, Respected an d wealthy. And love i b y his children and wife, -=-H. (_' Dodco. i n Chicag o Sun . cnuncn TOTAL-ABSTINENCE SOCIETIES. Tb e Christian a t Work, commentin g upon th e recent Conference held in Ne w Yor k inde r tho auspices of th e National Tempor - mc d Society to promote tho organization of Church Total-Abstinence Societies, rotors t o it a s a rovival of \a n old an d muc h needed lino of temperanc e work,\ an d says \Durin g th o last years muc h attentio n ha s been given t o tho law sido of temperanc e work Twent y years ag o attentio n wa s particularl y directed to abstinonce. Possibly this lost ha s been too muc h neglected, an d we hail its revival with hopes for th o future. Ther o mus t bo a tomperaaco sentiment^—a total abstinence sentiment—before thero ca n bo expectod th o needed legislation Le t u s hope tha t thero will bo wor k for winning to o drinkers, especially for savin \ th o young, an d o n th e platform of total abstinence. The saloon system is growing. I t is gotting mor e defiant Bu t th e whole complexion oC affairs ma y bo changed in a gonoration if tbo children ca n bo kept from th e saloon an d 'from touchin g th e intoxicating cup . Lo t u s bail this new move along old lines wit h inter est an d wit h ou r help.\ PA LO0 1 DECORATION At a certain prominent place in Cincinnati a ne w saloon ha s been op -ned, after fixing the place u p i n Vas most ulaborato manner . Th e recess door in froat is all that art ca n mak o it, finished with stained glass, on oithor side of tb e doo r ar e large show windows, tu one is a n easel liol ling a liorsoshoo of th o mos t delicate roses, nicely imbeddod with ferns, an d m th e other window is a n elabor at e decoratio n of criaison an d whito roses wit h fern leaves for th e backgroun d On th e da y of the op-smog a ma n in passing b y wa s hear d t o sa y after gnzm g intoutl y for some minute s on tb e display \The y ough t t o pu t on th e wiu low 'pleaso omit flow er s \ Anothe r ono adriod 'This is ou r funeral \ an d .so it is, nu t mothor s an d wid ow-, will be called ou t o shed teal's. - taau Worker . -Cliris- nrcr ii .iois |.KE I ixn When w e use th e unders'aiiiling 111 ou r spiritual lnvestigitiiins m a wa y to depre ciate religious emotion serious consequen ces ar e sdr e t o follow Love,war m and dem onstrative , is th e trues t manifestation of vital godliness. J 0 y in the Lord—a joy that expresses itself in a geiuine manner—i s al way s in keeping with the be>t type of re ligion Peace in the soul—th e peace of Uod — is on e of I be chief qualities of holy character Al l these belong to thoemotionalpar t of ou r nature , an d when tha t is lightly esteemed, increase in these heavenly graces is Impos sible. Ou r age i3 one of marked intellectual activity Th e training of ou r youth, es- peclollw in th e higher grades of instruction, is conducted wit h this constantly in view Ou r student s ar e warne d tha t they will rank lo w in lite if unprepared to grapple with abstruse problems, or t o combat successfully wit h haught y scepticism Bu t is this after all, th e highest preparation '' \\ e think not . T o develop moral sensibilities, grow In breadt h of buly sympath y an d open tho hidden springs of the soul Godward—thi s is cultur e of a superior kind , it is that will qualify tbe c.'iiiing generatio n for high acbie\ eiuent We plead no t for mental sluggishness. Mind , wit h all its wouderou s capabilities, is God' s gift. Let all prope r stimulu s como to It. Its far-reaching possibilities havo never yet been measured Bu t tb e danger is rathe r in bestowing upon th e Intellectual a disproportionat e attention ; overlooking th o care of th e emotional nature in the strife foi high ran k In scholastic honors . INKBUlATE HOSPITALS. Tho following resolution wa s reeoutly alopte d ata eouferjnce of th e British Wo men's Association, Yorkshir e branc h \In dew of tlie entire wreck of human lifo, an d tho sad cruelties to children caused b y i n teniperanco amon g men, this conference is of opinion tha t tb e time ha s como for moro Bras-tic legislation for tbo curin g nn d treat - meat of habitua l iaobrintes, an d considers i t desirable tha t magistrates should bo empow ered to commi t such cases for lengthened periods to specially cartiQcd homes, instead of t o sentencB th« m for repoated shor t term s which, In most vases, oxert no curativ o in- Queuce.\ CItEl'.D AND LIFE. The statemen t is sometime s made, says Th e Standard , that it matter s nothin g what a ma n believes If only hi s life is right. This Is at onco a truo an d a false statement—true in its literal significance, false i n its spirit ond Influence. If a man' s life be right in all respects , then , indeed, It matter s little, com paratively, wha t doctrines ar e maintained by him . But . o n th e other hand , if hi s doctrines ar e false, they are almos t sur e t o bo per nicious. His folso views will affect his character . Hi s wron g op 'nion respecting Go d will modify his estimate of wha t is ac ceptable t o God. Hi s wron g views of him self as related t o God will affect his opinion of what ho mus t become In orde r to fulrjI hi s mission . Hi s wron g view of the wa y of'sal- vtition will prevent bis walkin g in the right way, an d may lead hi m to destruction, • I t is futile, then, t o pav it matter s nothin g what a man believes. W o all know tha t th e differ en t opinion s of me n lead to different an d opposito courses of conduct . On the supposition, then , tha t my senti ments respecting the requirement s o f Go d nro right, an d tha t many of my neigh bor s ar e confiding in error, common benevo lence will compel m e t o d o what I can for disseminatin g th e truth . I t canno t he a matter of indifference t o mo whether or no thos e t o whom I am attached by ninDy an d stron g bonds ar o deceived i n regard t o th o essential doctrines of religion. I am no t tru e to th e promotings of a kin d heart, if I never make an y exertions to propagat e es sential truth , an d t o convinc e me n of their erro r who den y this truth . And Mado Many Mora. Tho superintendent of tho New York State Lunatic Asylum says that the excitement while engaged in a game of ba3e-bill has cured several patients. CHICAGO'S SALOON nEVENUE . Th e number of saloon licenses issnol in Chicag o so fa r this year is abou t 0-100, which is 1 00 mor e tha n for thecorrospondin g period of last year, an d will givo J300.000 addi tional revenu e to tho city Th o amoun t tc bo received from saloons this year promises t o exceed *3,'203,00 .1. Tbis will givo th e world | some faint idea of the importanc e of ou r re- I tail traffic in liquors, whon saloons alone pa v 0V sT ? n ,°- te nth of tho wbolo cifcy oxpousos. —ilid a s Criterion nhicago) . TEMPERANCE NEWS AN D NOTES. It is asserted tin' , in Wisconsin novenly- seven of tb e postolli :es aru kept in saloons. Jorusalorn ha s lij placas wher o liquor is soli, th e licens) loji gotn* to Constanti nople. The Irish Presbyterian Churc h ha s arouss l itself against tho drin k traUlc au d traffickers. Tho present available stock of winss in Ital y is estimated a t from te n t o flttoeu million hectolitres. Th e Philadelphia Ledgor says that of th o 1398 liquor licenses in tha t city, oighty-flvo ar e hold b y worn m. I t is estimated tha t thero ar o at th o prossnt time 10,000.000 gallons of win3 of all ages in th e cellars of California, Hereafter th e nurses in th o trainin g school of th o National Tomperanc j Hospital will be distinguished b y a special stros t suit of nav y blue with bonnet t o match . Tho Quarterl y Journa l of Inobrlet y says : \Th e mos t rationa l cure for inobrlety tha t ha s been urged at this omplrici l stag o of th o subject is this Hav e th e patlon t Interested in a prizj fight, nn d place hi m i n trainin g for throe months. \ In reply t o tb e question—\Ar o yo u In favo r of tb e people, aroun d yo u having th o powe r t o suppress th o liquor traffic b y their ow n votes, shoul 1 they wish t o d o sof\-- 72,40 3 person?, in fifty-jiie small com munitie s in ScotluuJ, answere d \ Yes,\ an d only 5 5 ; 7 \No. \ the tween Tlino Is Money. following conversation be* two inebriates was overheard a few days ago: \I wish summer would como, so tho nights would be short; it would be money In my pocket,\ remarked tho worst-looking one of tho two. \How would you save money by tho nights being shorter?\ \Well you see, time's money, and 1 lose a heap of time in winter by the saloons oot opening until 0:30. In summer they begin work an houi earlier.\—Texas Siftings.
